Chapter 645: Difficult Accounting
Chapter 646 It’s hard to keep accounts
The water poured down, rolling out layers of water foam.
The salamanders' smooth brown skin reflected the skylight. They swung their tails and walked toward each other. When they came to the shore, they stepped on it and pressed out a regular earth circle.
The cold wind blows.
All senior officials from the entire Pingyang Mansion were present, including the Three Laws Department and the Demon Hunting Department.
It took a long time.
A salamander turned around, slid into the water, and disappeared with a flick of its tail.
The waves calmed down.
Xu Yuelong didn't understand what he meant, so he took half a step away, leaned back and waved.
Liang Qu understood and leaned forward.
"What about the maritime merchant? How come there are only two salamanders, and one comes back after walking in a circle?"
"Well, we have to wait for a while. It is the custom of maritime merchants to send out scouts first and then give time for everyone to arrive. This is the case in the Frog Clan. The step in the circle... should be regarded as some kind of mark."
"How long?"
"Half an hour?"
"Half an hour?"
Jian Zhongyi, Wei Lin, Xu Yuelong, Sui Hongyan and others all turned around.
Ke Wenbin punched Liang Qu in the back: "You didn't even eat breakfast, why didn't you tell us earlier? Why don't we come out to blow the cold wind for free?"
"Forgot..."
The tense atmosphere at the port instantly collapsed.
Half an hour.
It's not long, it's not long, it's not short.
The chief clerk in the river park waved to the river officials to carry their chairs out. The officials sat down one after another to drink tea and chat.
"Zhongshi, when will the King of Yue come?"
"I received a reply from time to time yesterday. We are raising supplies and mobilizing ships. We will arrive the day after tomorrow."
"Where's Mr. Su?"
"Master Su and Master Weng personally rushed to the surrounding government offices to borrow the treasures to ensure safety. It is expected that they will be one day later than King Yue."
"Not bad."
Xu Yuelong felt a little relieved.
From getting the news to arranging the itinerary, five days were too tight.
Grandmaster, it is true that the Martial Saint is fast, but the purpose of this trip is trade, not a battle between two armies.
Just because the scene is big, it’s useless to have many talented people, and the supplies have to keep up.
The wealthy families and chambers of commerce in Pingyang Prefecture will postpone their stay today and tomorrow until King Yue the day after tomorrow, and Su Guishan the day after tomorrow will surely make Master Haifang return home happily!
The tide comes one after another.
Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the river officials removed the tables and chairs.
Wait another two quarters of an hour.
Shadows appear in the water, and the powerful force spreads.
Be a little discerning.
All of them are not weaker than the Langyan masters, and the tiger-hunting water monsters are more ordinary, dozens, dozens...
The closer the shadows are, the more alarming the number becomes.
The officials on the field were awe-inspiring.
Coming!
Bang!
Whitecaps exploded.
The giant ray floats in the water, with a back as broad as land, enough for a galloping horse.
Crabs and water spiders insert their foot segments into the sand and create islands out of thin air, dragging a long line of carriages closer together.
When the water monsters pulled the goods, most of them appeared, and their light blue round heads emerged from the water, like a hanging island. When Umibozu's eight legs are immersed in water, the color of the upper body exposed to the air becomes lighter visible to the naked eye.
Big demon!
The high-ranking officials in the venue were all respectful, but the villagers who were looking curiously not far away were panicked when they saw something they had never seen before.
Octopus.
The officials were well-informed and knew that it was a creature in the sea. Ordinary people had never seen it before, so they rushed to tell others about it.
The big snakes that King Yue saw last time were frightening enough, but I didn’t expect that when I saw them today, there were even fiercer ones!
The Celestial Master is quite a great demon. Even if he observes it from a distance, it is still extremely spectacular, like seeing mountains floating in the water.
In the past, the great demon had only a vague glimpse of his figure. How could He De get so close and look up at his face?
The onlookers shouted one after another.
"My dear mother, what kind of monster is this?"
"You're so big, you're obviously a river god!"
"The river god has come ashore!"
"Can't we do something big this winter?"
"It's bigger than the River God's messenger last time."
Wow!
Touch your feet and wave.
Xu Yuelong turned around.
"Umibozu?"
"right!"
After confirming that it was correct, Liang Qu took a small boat with many officials to meet the master of Haifang.
When Master Haifang saw Liang Qu, he looked at the shore again and was quite disappointed.
There are many "monsters" in the field, but there is no "big monster".
According to past experience, without the big demon, the volume of goods traded would be much different.
Come all come.
No matter how small a business is, it is still a business.
Master Umibo was not dissatisfied, commanded the caravan to spread out and entertained them as warmly as ever.
"Long time no see, guest. What do you need?"
The sounds of nature are moving.
The villagers were shocked again.
"The river god is a woman!"
"Stupid, how can the River God be a woman? She is clearly the River God's wife!"
The villagers' discussions were all mixed up, and the content was varied. Fortunately, the Hebo Office was worried about offending in advance and separated the people in advance. Many words were mixed with the river wind and were already unclear when they were delivered.
Master Haifang got straight to the point, and Jian Zhongyi and others didn't say much.
If you want to retain a maritime merchant, there is no need to make small talk and rely solely on strength.
Xu Yuelong waved his hand.
"Manager Zhu!"
Tianbo Chamber of Commerce took the lead and ordered its own fleet to move forward.
The springboard is set up.
The chief steward, Zhu Bingcan, quickly disembarked from the ship and glanced around at the cargo hauled out by the water beasts. He could not identify many of the treasures and could not judge their value.
Fortunately, treasures in the water are hard to find. This is the only one, and there is no other one. It has a natural premium. As long as you don't buy random things and only exchange hard currency for Baoyu Baozhi, you won't lose much.
Boxes of treasures, plants, pills, and exotic animals were carried off the ship.
Umibozu opened several wooden boxes and was surprised by the number of treasures inside.
The person in front of him was ordinary in strength, but the treasure he took out was extraordinary, and looking back, there were many similar boxes.
Don't judge a person by appearance.
Realizing that the human race and the demon race are very different.
The sea master was delighted, and his tentacles rolled, assessing the value one by one.
As for officials such as Xu Yuelong, most of them became spectators.
There was no way.
Paying silver, one is richer than the other.
Paying physical objects, one is "poorer" than the other.
Whose family has nothing to do and keeps treasures for viewing?
Water demons need platforms to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses and exchange materials. People are not needed. The ones with the most physical objects are still the major chambers of commerce and major families.
However, personal "poverty" does not mean that the government is poor.
Ran Zhongshi directly sent people to open the treasure house in the river and mooring station.
Keeping sea merchants is a great achievement, so it is right to act cheaply, regardless of the rules.
The government is making large purchases!
Everyone dispersed into the market.
"What is this?"
Octopus introduced enthusiastically: "Volcanic algae often grows on the edge of volcanoes. If you lay it in your home, it can purify water. If the guests don't make too much of the cave and pay more attention, they almost don't need to clean it. And feeding flint can generate heat. If there are enough flints, it can not only boil water, but also heat it to 70% or 80%."
"Change it!"
Ran Zhongshi was holding the album and was stunned when he heard it.
"What are we going to use this for?"
Xu Yuelong said: "One day, let someone build a hot spring bath behind the government office, and lay this on the ground. There is no need to change the water and there is clean hot water for bathing. Isn't it wonderful?"
"It's not easy to do the accounting."
"Hey, why is it not good? Our officials in the river and lake often go into the water, and the body is damp. They should take more hot baths to activate the blood and qi, which is beneficial to practice. Remember it, the box in front of you, change it all!"
"..."
A whole day passed.
Haifangzhu found that the small Pingyang Prefecture had amazing potential, no worse than the big monsters, and whenever the trade was sluggish, there would always be new ships arriving in time. From what the crew said, it seemed to be shipped from other places.
"What do you think, Lord Fangzhu?"
Liang Qu asked to find out.
